pladis Hiring for Global HR Process, Policy and Systems Specialist at Chiswick Park Station Full Time

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! Our strength is not only in our products, but also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

The successful role holder will form part of the newly created Global HR Operations Team, who are transforming our HR services and technologies. Within this exciting role you will help us to achieve greater efficiencies and improve the experience of our colleagues across our 6 regions and central teams.

We are seeking a collaborative and purpose-led specialist focused on delivery, to drive improvements across the global HR policies, processes, and systems space to create a positive and consistent colleague experience.

What will this role achieve?

You will be responsible for maintaining our Global HR policy and governance framework, supporting the creation and delivery of Global HR processes, and implementing interventions to ensure we can smoothly move to new and better ways of working.

This is a great opportunity to work closely with multiple internal partners including the broader Global HR Operations team, HR process owners and regional stakeholders and the legal team to enable a collaborative HR transformation journey!

You will be empowered to make decisions in a fast-paced, ever evolving landscape enabling us to have greater efficiency and be ahead of our competitors. You will be given the flexibility to explore ideas, demonstrate your passion and make a difference from day one.

This role will be based at Chiswick Park, within our Global HR function and reports to the Global HR Policy and Governance Lead.

What will be your key deliverables?

Global Policy & Governance

Work closely with process or policy owners to draft and review policies and guidelines with clear messaging, standardised format and strong governance principles

Maintain the directory of Global HR policies including review, and assessments steps to ensure they meet their purpose

Provide guidance to policy owners to enable alignment to the Policy framework

Support HR governance requirements including documenting, maintaining and reviewing governance processes

Global Process

Develop and maintain a directory of all Global HR processes

Map Global HR processes across all areas (e.g., Performance, Reward, Talent and Engagement surveys) to ensure the HR timetable is delivered

Manage the review of Global HR processes in areas which can be simplified, standardised or close gaps to improve the colleague experience

HR Analytics & Reporting

Supporting the collection, presentation and provision of commentary for Global HR analytics and dashboards

Run ad hoc and regular reports form Workday and our internal learning tools.

Support the HR Analytics and Reward Systems Lead

Project Management

Project lead and / or project manage key workstreams that form part of the Global HR Operations roadmap, ensuring engagement of stakeholders and delivery of key milestones

General

Research policy and processes against market practice considering innovative new ways to improve the employee experience

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with HR colleagues involved in managing process, policy, and systems

What do you need for this role?

Essential

Proven experience of supporting policy and process design

Effective communication and presenting skills with the ability to relay detailed information in an uncomplicated way

Excellent attention to detail, organised and logical in approach, with the ability to respond to fast changes

Relationship oriented – builds respected, trusted and encouraging relationships with key partners

Can do” and “Make it happen” approach to developing new ways of working and simplifying complexity

Proficient in Excel with the ability to interrogate and sort data to enable insights

Constant appetite for learning and continuous improvement

Self motivated with a passion for making a difference

Flexible nature with the ability to manage conflicting priorities

Desirable

Workday knowledge

Project management skills

Matrix working across multiple countries and cultures

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.

We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.